🌱 Colony Christmas 2025 and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Colony Christmas 2025
• ERNC | All Ages Program "Birding Citizen Science with the Christmas Bird Count"
• Recycle Sutton at Sutton Transfer Site

... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Sunny, but very cold, with a high of 14 and low of 5 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Sunny and not as cold, temps: high: 27, low: 9.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and very cold, with a high of 12 and low of -7 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Knik River

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 12

• Stay and Play at Chugiak-Eagle River
  Anchorage Public Library (Chugiak-Eagle River Library), 12001 Business Blvd, Eagle River
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Friday December 12

• Colony Christmas 2025
  DownTown Palmer , 810 S Colony Way , Palmer
  11:00 am

Sunday December 14

• ERNC | All Ages Program "Birding Citizen Science with the Christmas Bird Count"
  Eagle River Nature Center , 32750 Eagle River Rd , Eagle River
  2:00 pm

Monday December 15

• Recycle Sutton
  Sutton Transfer Site , 15625 North Glenn Highway , Sutton-Alpine
  2:00 pm

Tuesday December 16

• Youth Group
  Sutton Bible Church , 15748 Glenn Hwy , Sutton-Alpine
  6:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Preschool Storytime
  Sutton Public Library , 11301 Chickaloon Way , Sutton
  11:00 am

Sunday December 21

• Recycle Sutton
  Sutton Transfer Site , 15625 North Glenn Highway , Sutton-Alpine
  2:00 pm

Tuesday December 23

• Youth Group
  Sutton Bible Church , 15748 Glenn Hwy , Sutton-Alpine
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Preschool Storytime
  Sutton Public Library , 11301 Chickaloon Way , Sutton
  11:00 am

Friday December 12

• Bright Up The Night
  Alaska State Fair , 2075 Glenn Hwy , Palmer
  5:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• Letter to Santa
  Palmer Museum of History & Art , 723 S Valley Way , Palmer
  10:00 am
• CCW Permit Course - Palmer, AK
  Point Blank Firearms and Self Defense Training , 6177 E Mountain Heather Wy , Palmer
  10:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Palmer

• AMVETS hosts wish tree for Palmer veterans home residents (alaskasnewssource.com)
• What the Palmer winds wrought (frontiersman.com)
• As Mat-Su grows, borough officials look to update Government Peak plan – and they need your help (matsusentinel.com)

Wasilla

• Mat-Su issues disaster declaration as hundreds of residents remain in the dark after windstorm (matsusentinel.com)

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